For how can we distinguish between the civilized man* without the uncivilized man? We are bound to the Wheel of Duality.

*Obviously, there are no women in the world, and 'man' cannot not mean 'humanity'.

I worked for Lt. Colonel Rich in the 1970's who was the Assistant Chief of Staff Management Systems at Parris Island and helped write manuals and other reports for the Marine Corps. It was during this time that "women's liberation" was becoming a big thing and during this time new rules were developed to reflect both sexes. Up to then "he" and other such pronouns were considered "universal pronouns" that included men and women. Of course in the politically correct world we now live in no matter what one says it will offend some group or individual.